09/07/2013

Sandringham Estate Worker Critical After Falling Into Lake

A worker at the Queen's Sandringham estate is in a critical condition after falling into a lake.

It is understood that the estate worker, a man in his 30s, was using a ride-on lawnmower when he fell into the Lower Lake at the Norfolk estate at around 13:00 on Monday.

An air ambulance took the man from the estate to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where his condition is described as "critical".

(MH/CD)

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